Sugar Creek township, Shelby County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 24.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,055 (all rural)
| Males: 526 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 529 |  (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,055 (891 owner occupied, 164 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Sugar Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.73
| Sugar Creek township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Sugar Creek township: | $49,875 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $561 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $124,389 (it was $99,000 in 2000)
| : | $124,389 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $146,058
Here: $146,058 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $134,398
Here: $134,398 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $95,175
Here: $95,175 State: $100,714
Mobile homes: $14,820
Here: $14,820 State: $33,934
| Population density: 44 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 9.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Boggstown Cemetery (1), Gallagher Cemetery (2), Sandhill Cemetery (3), Hough Cemetery (4), Johnson Cemetery (5), Francis Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Snail Creek (A), Dry Fork (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Sugar Creek township include: Walnut Grove Camp (1), Broad Ripple Camp (2), Camp Joy (3), Camp Newheart (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
58% of Sugar Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 887
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 18
- South: 67
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 409
Housing units in Sugar Creek township with a mortgage: 191 (0 second mortgage, 47 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71
- Construction (20%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Electricians (15%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Other financial specialists (7%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sugar Creek township:
- United States or American (40.9%)
- German (27.1%)
- English (8.3%)
- Irish (6.4%)
- French (except Basque) (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 345 (83%)
- Carpooled: 33 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (2%)
- Worked at home: 28 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Other fuel (11%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 982- In family households: 931 (293 male householders, 16 female householders)
277 spouses, 266 children (254 natural, 12 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 22 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (27 male householders (19 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 128 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person, 8 2-persons,
221 married couples with children.
41 single-parent households (23 men, 18 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |